2023 Red Experiment N8.3 750ML

2023 Red Experiment N8.3 750ML

Experiment N8.3
$185.00

The Experimental Story

Put simply, the extremely limited suite of wines that comprise our Experiment Series vary dramatically from year to year, each one a poetic answer to a new set of questions posed by the art of winemaking. While we call these ever-changing wines by the name Experiment, they might also be described as an ‘Investigation’ or ‘Exploration.’

Every new Experiment is but a small bite into a much larger fruit, but each one also tells us something new about our property, our grapes and about the larger subject of wine itself. Only the most compelling Experiments are bottled and released to our mailing list collectors. Many lessons gleaned from Experiment have in turn become new winery practice and informed successive vintages of an estate wine, such as Hexameter.

Tasting Notes

2023 Red Experiment N8.3

Note: Grapes from a neighboring vineyard

Sometimes you need an external frame of reference to reshape ideas or a new conversation to challenge perceptions. With this in mind, we decided to purchase a small amount of fruit from a neighboring vineyard. But first, we walked the rows, scrutinized the clone selection and studied the row orientation and trellis setup - learning the why and how of our colleague's site. Their different approach provides us the opportunity to learn and improve what we do here at the estate.

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Varietals

  • 80.47% Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 13.75% Cabernet Franc
  • 4.64%Petit Verdot
  • 1.14% Merlot

Methodology

In 2023 we took the opportunity to explore a site that has a similar aspect to OVID and is planted to Clone 33 of Cabernet Sauvignon - one that we do not have at the estate. Additionally, this site and farmer practice no-till farming, something that we have been transitioning to in an effort to continually improve soil health. The conversations between vines throughout the growing season created our latest Experiment wine.

In Conclusion

The 2023 Red Experiment N8.3 opens with notes of perfectly ripe mulberry, blackberry, cola and cassis. Vibrant plum, graham cracker, caramel, wet asphalt and flint aromas uncover layers of depth and dimension. Burnished tannin lingers across the palate with beautiful texture and tension, revealing the power that exists behind this Experiment.